I'll have to admit that this little story was a little unnerving, but at the same time it was frighteningly true. Our world has grown leaps and bounds in the past one hundred years. I mean of you think about it one hundred years ago we were still really just refining the use of electricity, and now as the video points out we have computers with such technology to speak to people face-to-face even when they are on the other side of the globe. So why do our classrooms still look the same as they did that long ago? Are we really preparing our students for the present day world? And if we are not teaching them what they need to know in order to function in society successfully then where are they learning these things. If students are not learning things they need to in school to survive outside school then why are we shocked by the drop out rate? Why are we shocked that our students don't want to come to school, and don't want to do their homework? If what they are learning is not something they can use then why do we insist on teaching it. Now I know that there will always be a neccessity for the foundational skills such as reading, writing, and mathematics, but that does not mean we must teach these skills the same way that they have been taught for one hundred years. Our classrooms should reflect the world around us it should move with the time and the changes in technology and communication techniques. If we are not educating our students in the manner that they are learning then we are doing them a disservice.
Here is the video if you would like to view it! http://youtu.be/lm1sCsl2MQY
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